Aaaah, I loved how you wrote some "Lois passages" here!

And who can resist guppy-like Clark?
“Uh… Hi.” His words were a balm to her confusion-chafed heart. So typical of Clark to be awkward and unsure. THIS was the man she knew and worked with. THIS was the man who brought her coffee every day with one and a half artificial sweeteners and a smidgen of skim milk.
Lois's heart warms up to her partner, who brings her such excellent coffee every day.
This is a killer! Her brain frowned! Oh, the mental image it creates!
Ann